So I turned 31 last week. I have on my list of to-do’s to document the 30 awesome things and moments like what is fast-becoming my most favorite blogger to date, Elise Baha, did.

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But it is still a work in progress. I am determined to finish that one though, as I am going to include that in my Awesome 30 album.

When I turned 30 last year, I geared up myself to celebrating it big. I wanted it to be monumental. So when I was 29, I planned it endlessly. Only to be disappointed with myself that I didn’t reach my goals for 3-0. So I did a 30 things to do at 30 list. To be precise, I think I only managed to cross 5 out of the 30. Pathetic, I know.

So when I was fast approaching 31 a couple of weeks ago, I told myself I won’t do another 31 at 31 list. Don’t try to shoot for the moon, Aggie, I said. But I’m still doing it. Because those 5 I was able to do were more than enough for me to still keep on trying.

And the biggest challenge I give myself this year -

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Hello 31.
Bring it on.

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I am trying to take a swing back to blogging, as I have been trying to establish a system when it comes to me documenting Project Life, very much like the purpose of a reporting engine, my blog can keep tabs on what happens every week, very much like how I document Project Life.

Let’s see how this goes.

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It never fails. Each year, during this week, it gets crazy busy.

We have one and a million things to do, from the husband scheduling our car’s detailing, me scheduling my annual health check-up and the kids’ upcoming foundation day activities. Throw some errands for my parents, my workload that is the size of a mountain hill (not complaining though, we all need the money!) and the much due spring cleaning of our house and it really IS crazy.

We are expecting some visitors by next month so we are trying to make our home more welcoming – we need to change the bed linen of the kids’ room since our guests will be staying there, and we need to have the kitchen revamped and our backyard’s clothesline changed. This all spells expenses (huge ones) so we are thankful that we have work, even if it gets so overwhelming at times.

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1. Mugen Bunjaki aka Megen
2. Marts doing well with therapy and tutor lessons
3. 18 days to go!
4. Apple-carrot juice
5. Massages
6. Fanfare Lacey
7. Great Ultreya theme last night: The meaning & importance of prayer
8. Washi tapes
9. Glee, TVD, Grey’s and all my TV shows
10. Family Saturday fun day – basketball game of Dad, eat out after.

While I have yet to read books I have bought or watch movies like young and reckless I have downloaded, I am so thankful that January is a crazy kind of good busy and happy.

Thanks January, don’t come again too soon

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It has been quite hard for me to really blog these days. I rarely write just for the sake of writing anymore (which is a bad thing). However, it seems that doing Project Life is doing me good, since it has motivated me to start using my handwriting again, and has cut down my scrapping time to almost 80% which freed my time. Plus, the instant gratification that my family gets to read and see what I make is way better. Of course, I would not be able to include sports trophies but I can include ribbons, drawings, certificates and even receipts! I’m going to still be doing digital pages and albums, but the “pressure” to get caught up is no longer there. Because almost a month in 2012, I am caught up with everything that has been going on – document-wise.

1. Listening – Beyonce’s 4 Album. The song, I Was Here, is amazeballs. Listen to it.
2. Eating – Oatmeal with Lo-Fat Milk.
3. Drinking – Water
4. Wearing – Pink & Grey Shorts + Grey Shirt
5. Feeling – Sore & Stiff
6. Weather – Cloudy. Not too Cold nor too Hot.
7. Wanting – Instant Gratification. (as always Agatona.)
8. Needing – More Motivation – to actually work. I need to shake the moneymakers!
9. Thinking – About My Day today – work, work out, go to Mart’s tutorial, maybe scrap OR start watching Modern Family.
10. Enjoying – Dance Central 2.

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The husband and I are due for our annual check-up anytime this week or early next week. I need to set up an appointment with my OB-gyne for the annual things you do as a woman (papsmear, breast exams, etc) and I have been encouraging the husband to have blood chemistry tests, even if he looks perfectly fine and healthy. Between the two of us, it is much obvious I am the one who is unhealthy and out of shape but with the way he is with his diet – fried foods, sisig, crispy pata and liempo every week – I am pretty sure that there might be an elevated blood chemistry result there somewhere. (I’m taking a wild guess that cholesterol and uric acid are the ones that might get elevated).

I have high cholesterol too, so I have been spending more time in the l-arginine website reading about the effect of L-arginine and the feedback from consumers who have taken it. According to the site, people who suffer from high cholesterol lack Nitrix Oxide in their bodies, and with L-arginine, it can supply the molecule to the body and revert back naturally high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. I hope it is as effective as they claim in the site!

As for us, I am clearing a date in our calendar for our check-ups, especially for me!

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As I am writing this, my legs are so stiff that it takes more effort for me to walk around the house, let alone when I sit down and get up. My shoulder blades and arms are so heavy that I feel so tired all the time. I have been “dancing” with our new XBox Kinect Game, Dance Central 2, for 40mins everyday since Monday and oh wow, it surely is fun but very exhausting! It has evolved into a family activity with my eldest dancing once he arrives from school until before dinner. No wonder I never really gained weight when I was a teenager, given I was dancing in my room everyday for a solid two hours (It’s a private running joke between me and my siblings how they know I’m dancing in the house). Now, two minutes into a dance and my breath comes out like a lapping dog. I wonder if deer antler spray can help?

I read that deer antler spray tones muscles and repairs sports-related injuries faster. Have you noticed how a deer’s antlers grow so fast? That’s the concept of the spray. Today I am thinking if I should just skip the session, but the husband said I must work it out until it hurts no more (kinda like that song…).

I hate to admit it, but buying the XBox Kinect was a wise decision .

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